Sweet: Like always, I took today off to celebrate my birthday. I love having a weekday free in the city! Sour: I’ve noticed my pants fitting a bit tighter recently – eek.
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Who is @Tessypie?
The broad behind the blog
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Sweet & Sour
Kreation
The one LA trend I did not want to give into was the health craze. Everything there is organic, free range, GMO free, pilates. B.S., I say. But after a workout on Sunday morning I needed to stop somewhere before passing out and Kreation was the closest place I could walk into. It was pretty…
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3 on Thursday
My Mom and Allison arrive tonight and the rest of my family and friends will be here tomorrow night and I. Am. So. Excited. I’m pumped for my big 30th birthday celebration, but mostly I’m excited to have all of my most special people in the same place at the same time. I can’t wait to…
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30 Before 30: #18 – Take a One-off Art Class
New York has a class for absolutely everything, something I learned when I discovered Coursehorse, a class aggregator. They house over 40,000 classes on their website so you can enrich yourself in the matter of any topic under the sun. As you book, you earn points that turn into discounts on future classes. Just browsing…
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Blue Plate Taco
One of my main missions in LA was to eat as many fish tacos as possible. It’s one of those quintessential SoCal dishes that has not been perfected on the same scale on the East Coast. On our first day in Santa Monica, Albert and I sought out the local treat and went no further…
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30 Before 30: #13 – Keep a Diary
I have tried many a time to keep a diary, or a journal as the more mature call it. But every time, I give up after a short while. This blog became my outlet, but it’s not a place for me to share deeply personal thoughts. The thing is, I even feel strange sharing the…
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Gjelina
I wanted most of my trip to LA to be about discovery. I didn’t want to plan too much out because I had the hopes of just stumbling across local favorites. There was, however, one place I had heard about for so long that I was dying to go. Gjelina was listed as a favorite on…
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3 on Thursday
I can’t believe there was a time when I was considering not going to Hart’s wedding. I had the best time and was so happy to celebrate such a fun and beautiful occasion with everyone. That said, it has been a whirlwind with this being the fifth wedding in just six weeks, topped off with…
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Playa Provisions
Since our Saturday and Sunday evenings were already scheduled with wedding events, Friday night was all about hanging out with Greg and Susan – it’s so rare that I’m in Cali (rare = never) that we needed to take advantage. They were spending the weekend moving from their Marina del Rey home into a new…
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PSA: Myzel’s Chocolate
Sometimes I think there’s a place you’ve just got to know about and my Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will give you the full skinny. Myzel’s Chocolate is a tiny shop I’ve passed many times without giving it a second thought. I assumed it was sort of a bodega for just sweets and, therefore, nothing special. Turns…
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Peaches to Apples 